Cotton yields in Iran
Iran: Cotton yields was 2.4 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cotton yields in Iran, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Iran recorded 2.4 tonnes per hectare for cotton yields in 2024.
The figure is up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cotton yields in Iran peaked at 2.8 tonnes per hectare in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.8433 tonnes per hectare, in 1962.
Iran ranks 20th of 100 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | 0.8433 tonnes per hectare | 1.61 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | 1.94 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.72 tonnes per hectare | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | 1.98 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.97 tonnes per hectare | 1.87 tonnes per hectare | 2.09 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.34 tonnes per hectare | 2.02 tonnes per hectare | 2.52 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3 tonnes per hectare | 1.69 tonnes per hectare | 2.8 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.46 tonnes per hectare | 2.4 tonnes per hectare | 2.53 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Iran
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 38.42 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 10.6% (2025)
- Rural population 20.91 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 22.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 3.0% (2022)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2022)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 10.6% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 10.6% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 8.66 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cotton yields in Iran?
- Cotton yields in Iran was 2.4 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cotton yields recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 2.8 tonnes per hectare in 2017.
- What is the lowest cotton yields recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8433 tonnes per hectare in 1962.
- How does Iran rank for cotton yields?
- Iran ranks 20th out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cotton yields rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cotton yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.